A Regional Cohort Experience | W-FL BOCES
How might mentorship become more than support for new teachers? How might it also strengthen teacher leadership, instructional coherence, and educator sustainability across our region?
Grounded in the New York State Education Department Mentor Teacher Internship Program guidance, this regional cohort experience is designed for mentor teachers, teacher leaders, administrators, and district representatives interested in strengthening mentoring systems while building leadership capacity across schools and districts.
Participants will explore how mentorship can support:
• educator growth and retention
• reflective and sustainable practice
• collaborative professional culture
• learner-centered instruction
• instructional coherence and leadership development
The cohort will connect mentoring practices to emerging statewide priorities and frameworks, including:
• New York State Portrait of a Graduate
• NYS Teaching Standards
• CR-SE Framework
• High-Leverage Practices
• SEL and learner-centered environments
This experience is designed to help districts strengthen and connect the work already happening across schools - not add another initiative. Through collaborative protocols, planning structures, and reflective dialogue, teams will explore ways to reduce overwhelm, strengthen shared ownership, and build sustainable systems of support for educators and students alike.
Districts are encouraged to attend as teams, including mentor teachers, teacher leaders, and district or building administrators who support mentoring and instructional systems work.